Letters to the Milford Times editor

Democrat Mark Schauer is not an unrecognizable name in Michigan politics as was Republican Rick Synder, the business man who came from nowhere (big money) to become Governor of Michigan. Schauer has worked to improve schools in the state legislature and has stood up to special interests in Washington, D.C. He helped rescue Michigan’s auto industry, worked to invest in public education, has fought to protect Social Security and Medicare.

As Governor, he and Lieutenant Governor Lisa Brown will continue to fight for Michigan workers, families and businesses. They will reverse the devastating cuts to our schools and colleges. They will repeal the Synder pension tax and defend hard-earned pensions.

Be sure to register and persuade others to do the same by Oct. 6. Vote Nov. 4 to protect the middle class and build an economy that works for everyone, not just the special interests.

Michigan citizens: If you have not registered to vote November 4, register by October 6! Encourage others to do the same

For a true “Pure Michigan,” empower Mark Schauer to shower all Michigan citizens, especially the middle class, with fully supported public schools, effective unions and choice in family planning.

Hannah Provence Donigan

Commerce

Church help appreciated

We would like to thank Mike Grissim, and the volunteers from the Oak Pointe Church congregation for assisting The Rotary Club of Milford in parking patrons attending the Milford Memories Summer Festival 2014 in the lot located on Oak Street and W. Commerce.

They showed up every day and were very warm, friendly and happy to assist in any way they could.

Again, our thanks for a job well done.

Sincerely,

The Rotary Club of Milford

Protect your trees

The recent article by Laura Colvin on oak wilt disease was excellent. It mentioned recommendations by Dr. Dave Roberts, one of which was to not prune oak trees during the warm weather months. This is correct. However there are times when pruning is unavoidable; such as a broken branch that needs to be pruned. Another case might be when home repairs or maintenance must be done and branches need to be pruned away. So what do you do?

If you must prune, paint the pruning wound immediately with tree wound paint. This should seal the wound and prevent insects which spread oak wilt disease from being attracted to the pruning cut. Various brands of tree wound paint/dressings are available at most hardware retailers. Again, avoid pruning if possible during the warm season months.

James Porterfield

Northville

Political malpractice

President Barack Obama spends a lot of his time these days (when he is not playing golf) making partisan political speeches and attending Democrat fund raisers.

Obama’s favorite political ploy is to blame House Republicans for failing to pass anything significant – therefore, he has to take things into his own hands and, in effect, write his own laws to get things done (ignoring the constitution, of course).

This is just a scam and an unparalleled political power grab.

Here are some facts to consider. At the present time, there are more than 350 bills that passed the House of Representatives and are piled up on Harry Reid’s desk waiting for a Senate vote (which Reid will not allow). 98% of those bills passed with bi-partisan support. 31 of those bills were written by Democrats.

Reid, the Democrat Senate Majority Leader, is working closely with Obama to ensure nothing meaningful passes the Congress this term so that President Obama can blame the “do nothing Republicans” and therefore make up his own laws.

Moreover, Reid knows that many of these bills would pass the Senate if he allowed a vote. At least 2/3 of these bills had at least 2/3 of the entire House of Representatives behind them. Bills that almost certainly would pass the Senate with big majorities would allow the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, repeal the onerous medical device tax that no one likes, and toughen the sanctions against Iran.

Obama and Reid do not want these bills to be passed for their own political purposes – forget what is best for America. Unfortunately, many Americans are unaware about what is really going on because the Obama-supporting mainstream media refuses to report these facts.

The only immediate solution for the American people is to elect a Republican majority in the Senate in the 2014 elections and remove Harry Reid from his obstructionist role. Then Obama will have to either sign or veto all the bills that will then be coming out of Congress, and his political scam will be over.

Randy Kniebes

Brighton

Tripoli evacuated

Our embassy in Tripoli, Libya, protected by 80 well-armed Marines, was closed and all personnel evacuated because of the threat of terrorist attacks. If only Hillary Clinton and the President had listened to Ambassador Christopher Stevens’ pleas for help in the face of similar threats in Benghazi he and three others would be alive today.

With seniors on fixed and diminishing incomes thanks to virtual 0 percent interest rates subsidizing government debt and Wall Street profits, the President’s promise that electricity rates will “necessarily skyrocket” will put quite a damper on the golder years.

Will there come a day when the President speaks in public without mocking or ridiculing something or someone?

What’s up with this “fundamental transformation” the President promised? I haven’t heard any details. How about you? What will a transformed America look like? Will we like what we see? Without knowing the plan, how will we know when they’ve finished the job? Should we keep voting for the people doing it not knowing what we’re going to get? So many common sense questions that haven’t been answered. That alone says a lot.

With the help of the transgender police, McDonald’s has started instructing its employees to stop asking if a Happy Meal is for a boy or a girl to determine the toy they get. The move could be a first step in Michigan to push for something like California Assembly Bill 1266 allowing biological boys/girls who see themselves as the opposite sex to have open access to opposite sex bathrooms, showers, clubs and sports teams.

Jack Belisle

South Lyon

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